CDO Library owns over 36,500 items. Materials at the library are shelved using numbers from the Dewey Decimal Classification System. In addition to books, you can also find videos, DVD’s, CD’s, cassettes, kits, and posters using the numbers below. 001 - 099 GENERALITIES
home improvement (remodeling) 690 700 - 799 THE ARTS
architecture 720
drawing 740
crafts 745
painting 750
photography 770
music 780
sports 790
radio & television 791
games & party information 795 800 - 899 LITERATURE
writing improvements 808
poetry, plays, short stories, collections of stories, and humor (by country of origin) 810-890
humor 817
jokes 818
American poetry 821 900-999 GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY
geography 910
travel (by country) 910-919
southwest travel 917.9
baby names 929
history (by country) 930-990
World War II 940.5
Vietnam War 959.7
Native American history & culture 970
United States history 973
Latino history 973.0468
African American history 973.0496
Arizona history 979.1
FICTION- shelved alphabetically around the interior perimeter by author’s last name C-(Career) in new section in back P-(Professional) section near encyclopedias in reference PRE-(Preschool) preschool library R-(Reference) reference section and college cart; overnight checkout SAT- one week checkout SC-(Short Story Collection) end of fiction
Dewey Decimal Classification and Fiction
CDO Library owns over 36,500 items. Materials at the library are shelved using numbers from the Dewey Decimal Classification System. In addition to books, you can also find videos, DVD’s, CD’s, cassettes, kits, and posters using the numbers below.001 - 099 GENERALITIES
paranormal phenomena & mysteries(UFO’s, Bermuda Triangle) 001
computers(equipment & operating systems) 004 - 005
encyclopedias 030
journalism 070
100 - 199 PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY
occult, dreams, astrology 130
psychology 150
philosophy, ancient & modern 180-190
200 - 299 RELIGION
The Bible 220
Christianity 230-280
other religions 290
Greek & Roman mythology 292
300 - 399 SOCIAL SCIENCES
sociology 301
political science 320
civil & political rights 323
economics 330
law 340
U.S. Constitution 342
immigration 342
substance abuse (drugs, alcohol) 362
true crime 364
education 370
folklore 390
customs, etiquette, manners 395
folktales (by country or origin) 398
riddles 398
400 - 499 LANGUAGE(dictionaries, grammars)
English 420
English as a Second Language 428
Spanish 460
Russian 491.7
Arabic 492.7
Chinese 495.1
Vietnamese 495.922
500 - 599 NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS
mathematics 510
astronomy 520
physics 530
chemistry 540
prehistoric life 560
dinosaurs 567
human evolution & biology 570
plants 580
animals 590
600 - 699 TECHNOLOGY (applied sciences)
medical & drug information 610
exercise & diet 613
diseases (including addictions) 616
pregnancy 618
engineering 620
auto repair 629
agriculture 630
pets 636
home economics 640
cooking 641
sewing 646
child development 649
job hunting & resumes 650
word processing & computer software 652
small business 658
do-it-yourself (appliance repair, etc.) 680
home improvement (remodeling) 690
700 - 799 THE ARTS
architecture 720
drawing 740
crafts 745
painting 750
photography 770
music 780
sports 790
radio & television 791
games & party information 795
800 - 899 LITERATURE
writing improvements 808
poetry, plays, short stories, collections of stories, and humor (by country of origin) 810-890
humor 817
jokes 818
American poetry 821
900-999 GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY
geography 910
travel (by country) 910-919
southwest travel 917.9
baby names 929
history (by country) 930-990
World War II 940.5
Vietnam War 959.7
Native American history & culture 970
United States history 973
Latino history 973.0468
African American history 973.0496
Arizona history 979.1
FICTION- shelved alphabetically around the interior perimeter by author’s last name
C-(Career) in new section in back
P-(Professional) section near encyclopedias in reference
PRE-(Preschool) preschool library
R-(Reference) reference section and college cart; overnight checkout
SAT- one week checkout
SC-(Short Story Collection) end of fiction